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| Thread ID: 23724 | 2002-08-23 10:21:00 | Ability to read Word or Publisher files | Grandpa (1583) | Press F1 |
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| 73417 | 2002-08-23 10:21:00 | Thanks to Godfather for comment re removal of unwanted blank Pages from Word documents . Suggesttion worked fine . Now, how about this one . I have recorded my book on CD's, but it has been pointed out to me that if I send a CD to a friend who does not have both Ms . Word and Ms . Publisher, it will not be possible to read Word text, and the images that were organised in Publisher . I gather that, as in the case of Acrobat Reader, which will read PDF files, there are similar programs that will read Word and Publisher, even when these programs (applications?) are not installed . True or false? If true, what are the "Readers" and where do I find them? Thanks again Godfather . |
Grandpa (1583) | ||
| 73418 | 2002-08-23 11:20:00 | office.microsoft.com =word viewer office.microsoft.com = visio viewer Out of luck with publisher viewer |
Marty2001 (421) | ||
| 73419 | 2002-10-12 03:20:00 | To Marty 2001... My apologies for omitting to thank you for your advice re a viewer for Ms.Word, back in August....Forgive me, Grandpas have trouble at times remembering things. Am still hoping someone may have some clues concerning a viewer for Ms. Publisher, but many thanks for your help. | Grandpa (1583) | ||
| 73420 | 2002-10-12 04:44:00 | Hi. Try here: fuguesoftware.com - alternatively (because I've heard that there is no viewer for Publisher) - try a trial / demo version of the programme. Also, possibly Adobe Pagemaker may be able to read Publisher files, and a trial version of that programme can be installed, with, apparently, no time limits, but save and print functions disabled. | Greg S (201) | ||
| 73421 | 2002-10-12 06:56:00 | Hi Grandpa It's probably a bit late for this advice, but here's how to bypass that problem with Publisher, because there is no reader available that I am aware of . Once you have created your picture in Publisher, copy it then use <edit/paste special/paste as picture> to insert it into your Word document . (Add three or four carriage returns below the last text and insert the picture in the middle of those, otherwise you can have problems adding text after the inserted picture) . This paste method allows you to position the picture by clicking and dragging anywhere on the page and you can resize it as well . Using this method all of your document will be available from Word and hopefully, Word viewers as well . If you are inserting pictures from other sources i . e . not drawn or created in publisher, just copy from the original source and paste special as above direct into your Word doc . If you don't want to use a Word viewer, there are free Word compatible programs around that should handle both text and images . Star Office is one . Cheers Billy 8-{) :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 73422 | 2002-10-12 12:40:00 | Have you thought of saving it all in HTML format then as good as everyone can read it. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 73423 | 2002-10-16 10:53:00 | Hi, Mikebartnz; Billy T;& Greg S. Thanks for various suggestions. I should add that the first thing I tried was copying from Publisher and pasting to Word--only to find that this stuffs up the formatting, not only of the text, changing font sizes, colours and even paragraphing, but also things like borders around images. Quite hopeless in fact. Sucks to Mr. Gates. However, I now have something more to check out. Thanks again guys. |
Grandpa (1583) | ||
| 73424 | 2002-10-16 20:49:00 | Hi Grandpa You can paste from Publisher to Word without any loss of formatting by pasting as a picture (refer my earlier post). Althought this means you can't edit the final product, you can definitely send an exact replica of your Publisher original. It may look like odd bits and pieces are missing when viewed on screen but a print out will be complete. I haven't managed to work out why that is but experience shows the detail is all there. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 73425 | 2002-10-17 11:21:00 | Hello Billy T. Have tried printing out from Word, images pasted from Publisher, regardless of the way they appeared on the monitor screen. Wonders will never cease! The result was that the "Plates" I am concerned with, consisting of several pictures, each with its own border, plus explanatory text, printed out as per the original---except for the overall size, which was smaller, and position on the page. By experimenting, was able to enlarge and reposition the plate (still minus the borders on the screen), to achieve a printout that was a reasonable facsimile of the original. Great!! However, as the aim is to allow the viewer to scan the images from the CD-Rom as they appear in the original Publisher format, I'm no further forrard in this respect. Discussing the matter with computer "Pros" such as my own son, produced nothing more than anti-Microsoft noises. However I'll keep trying, as the problem has now become something of a challenge. Anyway, thanks again for you contributions. Grandpa. ps. Where the heck is "Middle Earth" other than the book and the movie? |
Grandpa (1583) | ||
| 73426 | 2002-10-17 19:46:00 | Hi Grandpa Middle earth is positioned midway between my own personal heaven and hell . Definitions of heaven & hell vary according to the exigencies of the moment and the location of Middle Earth shifts proportionately . Your mileage may vary . Cheers Billy 8-{) :D PS What are the borders that don't print? I make up complex mixes of photos and graphics in Publisher to insert in reports and have no difficulty printing the outcome . Maybe you could email a sample publisher page to me for experimentation if the content is not confidential or personal . Let me know if you wish to do that and I'll set up a disposable email address to receive it . |
Billy T (70) | ||
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